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箴言 18
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
箴言 18
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
愚昧人的口自取滅亡
18 離群獨處的，只顧自己的心願；
他抗拒一切大智慧。
2 愚昧人不喜歡明白事理，
只喜歡顯露自己的心意。
3 惡人來，也帶來藐視；
羞恥的事也引致羞辱。
4 人口中的言語如同深水，
智慧的泉源好像湧流的河水。
5 在審判時，偏袒惡人、
屈枉義人，是不對的。
6 愚昧人的嘴引起紛爭，
他的口招來責打。
7 愚昧人的口自取滅亡，
他的嘴唇是自己性命的網羅。
8 搬弄是非的人的言語，如同美食，
深入人的臟腑。
9 工作懶惰的，
是滅亡者的兄弟。
10 耶和華的名是堅固的高臺，
義人投奔，就得安全。
11 富翁的財物是他們的堅城；
在他們的想像中，有如高牆。
12 滅亡以先，人心高傲；
尊榮以先，必有謙卑。
13 不先聆聽就回答的，
這就是他的愚妄和羞辱。
14 人的心靈能忍受疾病，
心靈憂鬱，誰能承受呢？
15 聰明人的心獲得知識；
智慧人的耳朵尋求知識。
16 人的禮物能為他開路，
引他到大人物面前。
17 首先陳述情由的，似乎有理，
等他的鄰舍來到，才可以查明實情。
18 抽籤能止息紛爭，
排解二強之間的糾紛。
19 觸怒兄弟，要勸他和解，比取堅城還難；
這樣的紛爭，如同堡壘的門閂。
20 人口中所結的果子，必使自己的肚腹飽足；
他嘴裡所出的，必使他飽足。
21 生與死都在舌頭的權下；
愛把弄這權柄的，必自食其果。
22 覓得賢妻的，就是覓得幸福，
也是蒙了耶和華的恩寵。
23 窮人乞恩哀求，
財主卻聲色俱厲地回答。
24 朋友眾多的人，終必彼此破裂，
但有一位朋友，比兄弟更親密。
Proverbs 18
EasyEnglish Bible
Proverbs 18
EasyEnglish Bible
18 People who do not have any friends think only about themselves.
They refuse to listen to good advice.
2 A fool does not try to understand what is right.
He only likes to tell people his own ideas.
3 When a wicked person arrives, shame comes with him.
And shame causes people to speak against you.
4 The words that you speak are like the deep water of the sea.
If they are wise words, they are like a cool stream.
5 Do not refuse to punish wicked people. That would not be good.
Also, do not punish anyone who has not done anything wrong.
6 When a fool speaks, he starts an argument.
He is asking for someone to beat him with a stick.
7 When a fool speaks, he is destroying himself.
His own words are a trap that catches him.
8 We love to hear other people's secrets.
They seem like good food that we can enjoy.
9 A lazy person is as bad as someone who destroys things.
10 The name of the Lord is like a strong tower.
Righteous people can run there, and then they will be safe.
11 Rich people think that their money makes them safe,
like high, strong walls round a city.
12 If you become proud, something will soon destroy you.
But if you are humble, you will soon receive honour.
13 Listen carefully before you answer.
If you answer too quickly, you will be ashamed like a fool.
14 When someone is ill, his spirit will keep him strong.
But if his spirit has lost hope, he cannot stay strong.
15 Wise people are always learning something new.
16 A gift will give you a chance to meet new people.
Important people may become your friends.
17 You will always believe the first person to speak in court,
until the other person starts to ask him questions.
18 If two powerful people have an argument,
you may have to throw dice to decide who is right.
19 If you insult a relative,
it will be difficult to become friends with him again.
Arguments keep people apart,
like the walls of a strong city.
20 If you speak words that help people,
they are like good food.
21 Words have the power to bring life or death.
So be careful if you talk a lot!
22 If you find a wife, you find a good thing.
The Lord has given you something to enjoy.
23 A poor person has to ask for help.
But a rich person can insult people.
24 A man with many friends may lose them.
But there is a friend who is more faithful than a brother.
Proverbs 18
New International Version
Proverbs 18
New International Version
18 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends
and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding
but delight in airing their own opinions.(A)
3 When wickedness comes, so does contempt,
and with shame comes reproach.
4 The words of the mouth are deep waters,(B)
but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
6 The lips of fools bring them strife,
and their mouths invite a beating.(E)
8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.(H)
9 One who is slack in his work
is brother to one who destroys.(I)
11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;(L)
they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
but humility comes before honor.(M)
13 To answer before listening—
that is folly and shame.(N)
14 The human spirit can endure in sickness,
but a crushed spirit who can bear?(O)
15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,(P)
for the ears of the wise seek it out.
16 A gift(Q) opens the way
and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
17 In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right,
until someone comes forward and cross-examines.
18 Casting the lot settles disputes(R)
and keeps strong opponents apart.
19 A brother wronged(S) is more unyielding than a fortified city;
disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.
20 From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.(T)
23 The poor plead for mercy,
but the rich answer harshly.
24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(Y)
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